Where does “resa” come from?
resa (Italian) comes from Italian rendere, from Vulgar Latin rendo, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
resa (Italian): surrender; return; yield, productivity
Definitions
- surrender; return; yield, productivity
Ancestry of “resa”, step by step
resa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian rendere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | rendere | to give back, to return; to yield; to render |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | rendo | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | reddō | to give back, return, restore |
| 4 | Latin | dō | to give |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Italian reso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | reso | past participle of rendere; return, the... |
| 2 | New Latin | rhēsus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Rhēsus | A mythological king of Thrace killed by Diomedes and Ulysses |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ῥῆσος | Rhesus of Thrace a king who fought on the side of Trojans in the Iliad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |